Bob Strauss December 23, 2020Updated: January 9, 2021, 10:01 am
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (left) and Jamal Khashoggi are seen in “The Dissident.” Photo: Briarcliff Entertainment
Two years ago, the murder of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi at his country’s own consulate in Istanbul held the world’s horrified attention. But there was, and still is, much more to the story than the mystery of what happened to the 59-year-old expatriate that slowly unfolded through the fall of 2018.
“The Dissident,” a new documentary by Academy Award-winning “Icarus” director Bryan Fogel out in theaters Dec. 25 and streaming on Friday, Jan. 8, fills us in on a wealth of details and implications related to the crime.